Lanny

Thanks for the clarification, and all the best with your adventures,

Lanny

So, in your original post, you listed the gold as placer, but later in the post you said it was ore. Did you get that straightened out as you've done more research?

As well, is the follow-up with the other people you've contacted for the search/the current search a factual account, or is this another fictional story (like your other story posted on this site) that you'll be writing? Just curious, and I'd sure appreciate the clarification.

I have a good factual story about lost gold, all placer, that is quite the dramatic tale.

All the best,

Lanny

Interesting thread with lots of good information here that's made me rethink a few things. (I still have an SD 2100 [not a lot of adjustments on that machine] that went very deep on targets, but from what others have said, it looks like there's better options.)

Thanks for starting the thread, and I hope you find something that will work for you.

All the best,

Lanny

Sounds like he was a great guy that was always generous and helpful with other people, a serious loss to have him gone.

All the best to those of you that knew him and benefitted from his genuine friendship,

Lanny

Doc, nice write-up!

You did a great job of paying wonderful tributes. As well, thanks for the back-story of some great Minelab dealers, your trips and outings with them, and thanks for the extra information about the Gold Lady--she seemed like a real treasure.

You've always been a great guy not only to help out others, but also to show genuine appreciation for others, all the best,

Lanny

This thread is the perfect cure for winter cabin fever! What an amazingly beautiful collection of gold photos and history.

Thanks for this, and all the best,

Lanny

On 3/11/2024 at 3:15 PM, Vance in AK said:

This is great news!!!  Cant wait!

Vance, thanks for dropping in to say a kind word, much appreciated.

All the best,

Lanny

On 3/10/2024 at 8:46 AM, Joe L said:

I’ve read a few of your  pages in these forums and if your book is anything like them, it will be Fantastic!!  I am looking forward to it. Joe

Joe, thanks for taking the time to be so kind with your compliment. I really appreciate it. 

All the best,

Lanny

On 3/8/2024 at 3:19 AM, Goldseeker5000 said:

Glad you are making the plunge. It's a big undertaking isn't it. Putting it together can be simplfied in Quark Express or InDesign. Congratulations Lanny. 

Thanks Reese, it's a lot of work, as you well know, thanks for the tips on the software, really appreciate it.

All the best,

Lanny

Seeing all that gold gets me itching to get back to the goldfields, so thanks for posting. I'm never too busy not to look at sweet gold shots.

All the best,

Lanny

Yes, I used one of those 18'' with my 2100 years ago. I used it on bedrock after I'd detected it with smaller coils, and it sniffed out deeper gold the little ones missed.

I didn't find any monster nuggets with it as I wasn't in country where the big nuggets were common. The reason I had that coil as part of my setup was because of how wickedly hot the bedrock was, and I had to try a PI to get any gold as the VLF's couldn't handle the mineralization.

So yes, it will find gold. (And lots of others have already jumped in to post and show, seems to have been a good gold getter.)

All the best Gerry,

Lanny

On 3/8/2024 at 12:32 PM, dig4gold said:

I too look forward to it. I know it will be as gem, well gold actually. 😊

Thanks too Lanny for your email. I will  be in touch.

D4G (Greg)

Greg, I hope you'll enjoy the stories and find some use for them in helping you find some gold in the future.

Thanks again, and all the best,

Lanny

On 3/4/2024 at 6:35 PM, Kodiak said:

Great News! 

Ive always enjoyed your stories, and it will be great to be able to reread the old stories that were on The Alaska Gold Forum. 

When the time comes, please do let us all know when and where it will be available.

Thanks,

Kodiak

Kodiak, I sure do appreciate your comments, many thanks.

I'll be sure to post when it's done, but as this is my first attempt at a book, I have no end date yet, but it's been lots of fun looking back at my first stories when I got serious about getting the gold. My brother-in-law was responsible for my original case of gold fever when I was just a kid (12), but I wasn't serious about prospecting until the mid 1990's. Since then, I've had lots of interesting times, learned what to do and not to do, and yet, I'm still learning!

All the best, and thanks again,

Lanny

On 3/4/2024 at 4:04 PM, delnorter said:

Good for you Lanny. Looking forward to the new book.

Mike

Thanks Mike, I'm finally writing it!

I'm not writing another general purpose how-to book on finding gold, just a book of my stories and adventures while out chasing the gold. But in the stories are lots of tips and tricks people can use on how to find gold, as well as some strange and amusing things that have happened while I've been out getting the gold.

All the best Mike,

Lanny

23 hours ago, dig4gold said:

Good for you Lanny. I have read many of your adventures on one or two forums over the years. You are very gifted with the pen, or should I say keyboard.

All the best of luck to you.

D4G

Thanks for saying that. I really appreciate it.

All the best,

Lanny

DSmith,

If it wasn't for stupid/dumb things I've done while out prospecting, I'd have far less stories to share with others.

You're now a member of a very large club of fellow gold hunters that have made similar mistakes.

Life without mistakes would be very boring (that's what I convince myself of when I mess up). 😆

All the best,

Lanny

Thanks for the videos, good on ya. 

Hope you're well and still having fun chasing the gold.

All the best,

Lanny

Nice find, and congratulations. It's always good to be rewarded after time away from swinging the coil.

All the best,

Lanny

Nothing better than a birthday nugget! I feel your pain on losing that target multiple times--those little ones can be super frustrating.

Congratulations on the recovery, and all the best,

Lanny

This is a fun little post.

On a different note, looking at all of the picks in the photo (plus the pristine pick head in the first photo) reminds me of the cost in labor and freight to get those picks to the goldfields, and how sometimes, perfectly good picks were left behind. Sometimes by prospectors that had gone bust and just wanted to get out of the goldfields without having to pack out the extra weight (with guns occasionally left behind for the same reason), and probably some that were simply lost. (I lost my favorite pick once, got out in a hurry to show my wife some nuggets I'd found, but left the pick behind at the workings. Years later saw a local no-good with it at his claim--law of salvage I guess.)

I found a cache of tools once while detecting in Montana. They were buried under the dirt, with the large, oblong hole underneath covered by a piece of sheet iron, all resting beneath a huge tree. All of the tools' (picks and shovels) wooden handles had long since disappeared due to time. A case of someone thinking they'd return later?

Thanks for fuelling some memories, and all the best,

Lanny

Doc, hope you had a wonderful Christmas. It was way warmer here in Vegas for Christmas than what I'm used to.

All the best,

Lanny

Really enjoyed the pictures and the story--nice finds!

Thanks for taking the time to put it all together.

All the best,

Lanny

Allen, great pictures and cool story. You and I get to do the same kinds of detecting--quite the select experience checking the ground after the big equipment has finished working the bedrock, lots of fun to be had, and quite a few surprises too.

Glad to see you're still at it, and congratulations on your pick find--the way it's weathered, it looks like very old steel too.

All the best,

Lanny